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T-Mobile updating OnePlus 7 Pro with improvements to battery, camera, and more

OnePlus 7 Pro owners, it’s time to update again. T-Mobile is now pushing an update to the OnePlus 7 Pro that bumps it up to OxygenOS 9.5.10. The update is 122.5MB and includes battery improvements, camera and camera pop-up improvements, and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi bug fixes. There are updated versions of the Camera and Google Maps apps, too, and general bux fixes and system … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 9 now receiving another software update

One week after receiving a software update, the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 9 is now receiving another update. T-Mobile is now updating its Galaxy Note 9 to version N960USQS2CSGB. The update is 193.89MB and includes the August 1, 2019 Android security patches. This update is now rolling out over the air, and TmoNews readers Edmund and Moshe have already gotten it today. If you don’t feel like waiting … [read full article]

Several Democrats urge FCC to seek additional public comment on T-Mobile-Sprint merger

Days after FCC Chairman Ajit Pai formally recommended that the T-Mobile-Sprint merger be approved, some members of the U.S. government are urging the FCC to allow for a period of public comment before voting on the deal. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and a group of other Democratic senators today sent a letter to FCC Chairman Pai, saying that the FCC should issue a public … [read full article]

T-Mobile says hundreds of 600MHz LTE sites upgraded in the past two weeks

Ready for another round of low-band LTE upgrades? T-Mobile has confirmed that it’s performed hundreds of low-band LTE over the past two weeks. These upgrades include 600MHz and 700MHz spectrum. T-Mo’s latest LTE upgrades are sprinkled throughout the U.S., including cities like Phoenix, AZ; Corvallis, OR; Detroit, MI; Woburn, MA; Jacksonville, FL; and Austin, TX. As usual, below we’ve got the full list of cities that’ve … [read full article]

T-Mobile and Sprint rumored to have started early settlement talks with state AGs

As more states join the lawsuit to block T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger, the two carriers have reportedly started settlement talks with the state attorneys general. A new rumor says that T-Mobile and Sprint have started investigating a possible settlement with the state AGs involved in the lawsuit, and it’s said that ideas are being tossed around both internally and with the AGs. Fox Business[read full article]

T-Mobile and MediaTek partner on first multi-vendor standalone 5G data call

T-Mobile has achieved a few 5G milestones lately with partners like Ericsson and Nokia. Today another achievement was announced, but this one includes a new partner. MediaTek touts that it and T-Mobile have completed the world’s first “5G New Radio (NR) standalone data call in a multi-vendor environment that mirrors actual 5G deployment in T-Mobile’s network.” The companies used a MediaTek 5G M70 Modem. MediaTek … [read full article]

T-Mobile and AT&T team up to fight robocalls with cross-network call verification

Normally when T-Mobile is talking about AT&T, it involves John Legere mocking the big blue carrier. But today T-Mobile and AT&T are teaming up. T-Mobile and AT&T today launched cross-network call authentication using the SHAKEN and STIR standards. These are the technologies that power T-Mo’s Caller Verified feature, and they verify that an incoming call is actually from the number listed on your caller … [read full article]

Oregon is the latest state to join lawsuit to block the T-Mobile, Sprint merger

Another state attorney general has joined the lawsuit to block the T-Mobile and Sprint merger. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is the 16th attorney general to join the lawsuit. “It’s important that Oregon join other states in opposing the Sprint-T-Mobile merger,” said Rosenblum. “If left unchallenged, the current plan will result in reduced access to affordable wireless service in Oregon — and … [read full article]